Kaitaia paedophile to face High Court in October
Daniel Taylor. The trial of a Kaitaia businessman accused of child sex offences will be held in the High Court in October. Daniel Taylor, 37, was remanded in custody after he appeared for a callover in...
View ArticleP-lab explosion accused to face trial
Thick smoke bellowed from a shed that had caught alight in Katikati. Photo / File Seven men and a woman facing drug dealing and/or manufacturing charges after a P-lab explosion at a Katikati property...
View ArticleTeen stabbed in arms neck outside Porirua mall
A 17-year-old Wellington man is in a serious condition after suffering multiple stab wounds during a fight in Porirua last night. Police say two 17-year-old males got into a fight at the Waitangirua...
View ArticleEstate agent censured over asbestos error
A real estate agent has been censured and ordered to pay costs after she sold a property with an asbestos ceiling when she had assured the buyer it did not contain the potentially harmful material....
View ArticleYoungsters plant trees to protect their stream
For immediate release: 14 June 2013 Rotorua young people from five schools were out in force today [Friday 17 June] planting up the Utuhina Stream as part of a Rotorua Youth Environmental Forum (RYEF)...
View ArticleOtago river and lake level alert
Otago Regional Council flood managers advise that heavy and prolonged rainfall is possible in north-eastern Otago from Sunday June 16 to Tuesday June 18. The heaviest falls are expected on Sunday...
View ArticleJobs losses confirm need for action on manufacturing crisis
The loss of 84 high-skill, well-paid jobs at Safe Air in Blenheim due to the high dollar shows the urgent need for change to end the crisis in manufacturing, Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel Norman said...
View ArticleKey Notes supporting rural communities
In this issue: Fieldays at Mystery CreekA growing economyOur Primary Growth Partnership (PGP)Lifting achievement in education New Zealand's primary industries have been in the spotlight this week, with...
View ArticleCat abandoned and left for dead - and still nobody wants her
Libby the cat was put in a sack and left for dead in the boot of an abandoned car - but six weeks later still nobody wants her. The moggy was left trapped inside a rundown car dumped at Pick-a-Part...
View ArticleCar headlights hoax re-appears on social media
A letter doing the rounds on social media warning drivers not to flash their headlights at oncoming cars because they could become the victim of gang initiation is a hoax, police say. The fake message...
View ArticleKiwi heads for 2.2 weekly gain against greenback
The New Zealand dollar is heading for a 2.2 percent weekly gain against the greenback after the Reserve Bank kept rates on hold yesterday, and the Federal Reserve approaches its first monetary policy...
View ArticleWoman admits holiday fraud after e-mail blunder
Anita Cranston. Photo / Sarah Ivey A woman has admitted deceiving would-be holiday makers out of thousands of dollars after a judge caught her out on the finer points of sending email. Anita Cranston...
View ArticleMan accused of pointing loaded gun at child found not guilty
File photo / Thinkstock The man accused of pointing a loaded gun at an eight-year-old boy to get him to leave the computer before discharging the firearm into the computer screen as been found not...
View ArticleAfghan interpreters settling into NZ life witnessed deadly attack
Defence expert on firefight footage (5:38) It has been revealed that at least four of the Afghan interpreters settling into New Zealand life were with our troops when they came under deadly attack in...
View ArticleMARKET CLOSE NZ shares rise helped by Wall St kiwi
June 14 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand shares rose after a rally on Wall Street helped lift equity markets across Asia and a gain in the kiwi dollar encouraged offshore investors. Auction site Trade Me...
View ArticleLow pressure over Tasman to bring heavy rain
Low pressure over the Tasman Sea will bring rain to much of New Zealand during the second half of the weekend, MetService spokesman Daniel Corbett said. "The approaching low will have a lot of...
View ArticleGareth Morgan pitches latest pest project in schools
Gareth Morgan is pitching his latest conservation project at schools in the hope children pressure their parents into cat control. The move has alarmed a Parent-Teacher group which says it could create...
View ArticleShots fired in AOS call-out on North Shore
Police say shots have been fired from a high powered air rifle at an incident on Auckland's North Shore this evening. Cordons have been set up in the area of Awaruku Road in the suburb of Torbay and...
View ArticleIrish scare has All Blacks on alert
All Blacks captain Keiran Read says the memory of last year's Christchurch scare will ensure they are fully focused on a stung France in the second Test.Read, who plays his 50th Test on Saturday, was...
View ArticleLast call for Dunedins Captain Cook pub
Lights from passing cars are captured outside Dunedin's Captain Cook Tavern, which is facing closure this month. Photo / ODT The current owners of the famous Dunedin student pub, Captain Cook, aren't...
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